Towards sustainable livelihoods across the forest-agricultural interface of the Selva Maya in Mexico and Guatemala GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorRehema White SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesMexico, Guatemala Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 12, Goal 15 The Selva Maya forest of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala is of global importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Thomas Meagher SchoolsBiology ODA countriesAmazonian countries Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 4, Goal 15 The first aim of this project was to develop a stakeholder network to promote uptake of work supported through several stages of SFC GCRF funding to develop novel technology for biodiversity and land-use monitoring. Stakeholder engagement supported by … Read more
Mapping the policy landscape and livelihood responses GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorRehema White SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesMexico Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 12, Goal 15 Latin America is seeking to reduce urbanisation by maintaining and developing feasible livelihood options in rural areas. A complex, shifting and often incoherent policy context has often lacked the implementation … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Thomas Meagher SchoolsBiology ODA countriesAmazonian countries Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 15 Seasonally dry tropical forests face critical challenges of conservation, unsustainable use, local poverty and migration to urban areas. Our overall aim is to develop novel technology for assessing biodiversity and ecosystem quality to inform landuse policy. With leadership from St … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science ODA countriesTanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5, Goal 6, Goal 8, Goal 11, Goal 14, Goal 15, Goal 16 The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara is located to … Read more
